Ash tray for vehicles and the like



June 5, 1945. H. D. PENNEY ET AL;

. ASH TRAY FOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE Filed May 7, 1940 In VEIZZ'OI'6.

2 M a. B is m m mm Patented June 5, 1945 OFFICE ASH TRAY FOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE Pelham, and Charles E. Whiteman, Richmond Hill, N. Y Elizabeth Penney, executrix of Harold D. Penney, de-- Harold D. Penney,

.Ill.

ceased, assignors to Paul H. Bosse, Chicago,

Application May 7, 1940, Serial No. 333,708

. 3. Claims. (01. 20e 19.5)

This invention relates to receivers .for cigar and cigaretteash and butts and like material,

' and more particularly to devices of this kind suitable for ash receivers for use in closed or open automobiles though it. is noted that in some of the claims the invention is not limited to use with vehicles.

Heretofore, considerable difliculty has been vice of this kind in which the ashes and the like may be deposited without being scattered by drafts.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for conveying the ashes to the exterior while moving onthe road without danger of fire.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which will hold burning cigarette butts and the like therein untilthey burn up or go out, thus to prevent danger of fire in garages.

Other objects of the invention are to improve generally the simplicityand efficiency of such devices and to provide a neat artistic device or apparatus of this kind which is safe, durable and reliable in operation, economical to manudetails of the invention are described in the specification and some of the claims, the invention is not limited to these, since many and various. changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed in the broader claims. a

The inventive features for the accomplishment of these and other objects are shown herein in connection with an improved ash receiver which, briefly stated, includes a housing adapted to be mounted in the automobile and having a receiving front opening, and a bottom opening adapted together wherebythe drum segments may be lowered to open said receiving opening and form a depression for receiving the ashes, the drum segments then being raised toseparate and drop the ashes upon'a normally horizontal platform hinged in the chute. 3

A link connects said platform and outer drum, whereby when the drums are raised the platform is also raised to horizontal position to receive the ashes or unburned material, and when the drums are lowered the platform is lowered to drop the material into an upwardly open elongated passage chamber communicating with the lower end of the chute and provided with a dished floor to receive the material, and front and rear open ends, whereby when the vehicle moves a draftis created for sweeping out material that may be therein. a

We illustrate also a modified form which shows a drawer for finally receiving the ashes, and only a single drum and no intermediate platform.

Inthe accompanying drawing showing, by way of example, two of many possible embodiments of the invention, x 1

Fig. 1 is a fragmentalfront elevation of the device; 7

Fig. 2 is a side orend elevation showing the upper end of the device with outer drum in closed position, part of the chute being shown in section; i i

Fig. 31s a fragmental end elevation showing the drum housing with drums removed;

Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse vertical sectional views partly in elevation, respectively showing closed and open positions of the drums;

Figs. 6 and 'lare vertical sectional views of the outer and inner drums respectively;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the control member; and 3 Figs; 9 and 10 are 'fragmental transverse vertical sectional views respectively, showing open and closed drum positions of another form of the invention. L

The improved receiver, for receiving cigar and cigarette ashes, butts and like material, as shown in Figs. 1 to 8, comprises a housing lll including an intra-marginally openset-off plate I l adapted to be secured around, and form a frame for, an opening in an inner wallof a closed automobile or the like, said plate being cut and turned back at the upper and lower edges to form the ash and cigarette-receiving opening l2 and to form downwardly and backwardly turned upper and lower lips l4, [5 (Fig. 2) and housing end walls l6 perpendicular to the plate. A connecting plate I 8 joins the rear and lower edges of the end walls the chamber when the vehicle is in motion, where- IE to form a housing rear wall, and a bottom wall by the material or ashes are blown away when I9 cut and bent down to form downwardly pointthe vehicle moves.

ing lower rear and end lips 20, 2|. The operation will be easily understoodfrom A latera ly sed up t hute 25, wh h may the foregoing. The chute 2s and housin ill are extend dow war y tw n the outer nd inner built into the double wall of an automobile or Walls of the auto ob le t0 t e ex e o of the otherwise secured therein with the frame II and automobile, receives and is secured to said lower dru :3 exposed and th receptacle 55 leneitudilips I5, 20, 2|. nally disposed beneath the vehicle.

Each endwall I6 is provided with a central per 10 The drum 28 is held normally closed by the oration 25 3) receiving a yp spring 45. When it is desired to deposit ashes or P 1 (Figs. 1 and 5) secured therein and supother material, the lip 30 is pressed down until p rt a n r ally yi ldable raised s mental the drums move down to the osition of Fig. 5, or outer drum or closure 28 normally closing, sa d lower, whereupon the ash is depositedwithin the opening and bent at the upper and lower edges to 5 drums. form a p jecting lower lip' ZSKFig. Glanda ma- Inthis position of Fig. 5, the two drums comnipulflting p 0, and provided With end Wa s 3| pletely close the chute and prevent any up-draft n ally p v tal y r eiv on ea n p that might scatter the ashes. The li is then 21, and provided with a radial cam slot 32 and a -re1eased and the sprin v 45 brings the drums back large Op n 33 near and at e t and rear to the position of Fig. 2. But the lower edges of p t ely of the pin 21. The ps 30 ethe drums do not separate from each other until Spectively en h ps l5 a d M to limit the after their upper edges have closed the front movement of the drum. 7 opening I2., r l A normally yieldably raised inner drum .35 or Before the lower edges separateand. drop-the r a n n m s y' yreceived in th material, the Wire has raised the'platiorm d'fl't'o outer drum has end Walls 3'6.piVote d pin approximate horizontal position to catch thema- 21: and provided with a radial cam slot- 36' and t l t l th e t permit 'fl qt go lar e opening 31 to the front andrear of thepi out or burn out before being dropped;i. thus to 21 p ly and at all times respecti y r avoid fire in a garage or along theroadi side.

ter n with the large openins 3'and sl 32 0f The next time the receiver isuSed theiaboVe theouter drum. operation is repeated, except that the lowering A control member 39, 40(Fi .'8) comprises'a of the platform 43 spills the previouslyi trapped upwardly extending d slidahly ed material'to the floor fi'hwhere it will remain un- D o a e e r 4 g. 3),:and a lower d s 49 til the vehicle moves fast enough to cause sufhaving .a longitudinal slot 42; :received, 'on said fie t draft, t bl th -m t rial t at n op n bearing pin 21 and a pairof control'plns 43 reend 53 ceived inisaidcam slots 33, 36*,andupr1ght slots 'The'for of receiver of Figs 9 n 44 in the ousi end walls. prises a housing 16 havin'g'front and bottom A Sp 45 (Figcompl'esstd betweellsaid openings and end walls and lower lips l5 and'ZiJ ear 4| and disk y da y pr ss t control pins 43 for connection with an upright chute as in- Figs. downwardly thereby to yi ldably ra e drum 1 and 2. However this form is provided with a portions 28 and 35, sai spri p n g downsingle normally yieldable raised segmental closward pressure on the'manipulating l1p'30'to lower ure d 63 ormall closing said front opening the outer drum and therefore the i dr and provided with an upper manipulating lip 30,

thereby to p n the front of the housingian'di disa lower lip 29 and end walls 89 approximately cenp se the drums 28, 33 (Fig.5) in'lowered posi o trally'pivotally mounted on the housing end walls. to provide an ash-receiving tray as in F A spring 70 operatively connected to said housp a d movement of the d' e ing and drum serves for yieldably raising the lJl'Oll Of the springs separates the drums at the drum and closing aid pening bottom, as in Fis s d 4, t0 p rm t- The lower part of said drum is cut away as at arette butts and like material to drop below upon 12 t form a discharge Opening" t rear edge of a normally horizontal platformor retaining means which is hinged a normally open door 3 engage- 48 (Figs. 2 and 5) hinged to th f nt inner a able by a projection 15 on said housing when the of th chute 25. drum segment is lowered, whereby when the drum A P 49 extending from an end edge the is'lowered, the door is raised and closed, as in Fig. platform and out through a slot '(not shown) in 9 wh t drum is raised, as in Fig .10 prothe side of the chute, and a simflar'pi'n 50 extendjection 16 carried at the hinged edge of the door ing from the end wall of the outerdrllm, through is engaged by the upper face of said projection said arcuate slot 5|, together carry and are con- 15, therebyforcing the door open to spill material nected by a wire link 54, whereby w en t drums therefrom through the chute 25 into a box-"l1 on are raised to close the receiver, the platform is the lower end of the chute having therein a drawalso raised to horizontal position to receive and er 18 to receive the material dropped from the retain material from the drums, to permit the chute.

same to. burn out or become extinguished, and Obviously the box H or chamber 56 may be whereby-when the drums are again lowered, as in used with a chute used witheither housing 10 Fig. 5; to receive subsequent material, th plator It; or the chute may be much shortenedor,

form is lowered and'ash or unconsumed'material in some instances'omitte'd entirely. In someinthereon is dropped into a receptacle 56 on the stances any or all of the closures and retaining lower end of'the chute. means might be omitted;

.Said receptacle comprises. an upwardly open The box ll anddrawer 18 are suitable for inelongated. passage chamber secured to and under door use, but may be used with vehicles if dethe chute. and communicatingwith the chute and sired H I v e I provided. with a dished floor 51 to receive ma- -The- 0peratio-n'of the device of Figs. 9and 10is terial from the chute, and with flared front/and similar to that of the devic of Figs. 1 t p The rear open ends. 58 for creating. a. draft through closure 68 isnormally in the positionof Fig. 10 e lowered the platform is lowered.

and when material is to be deposited, thelip 30 is depressed to the position of Fig. 9, and the ma- Then the lip is released, allowing the parts to i assume the position of Fig, l0, dropping the material through thechute to the receptacle.

We claim as our invention:

1. A receiver for ash and cigar and cigarette butts, said receiver comprising a housing in a closed automobile and having front and bottom openings and end walls; an upright chuteextending downwardly to the exterior of the automobile and communicating with said bottom opening; a normally yieldably raised segmental outer closure drum normally closing said front opening and to form housing end wallslperpendicular' to the plate; a connecting plate joining the rear and lower edges of theend walls and forming a housing rear wall, and a lower wall cut and bent down toform downwardly pointing lower rear and end lips; a laterally closed upright chute extending downwardly between the outer and inner walls provided with end walls pivotally coaxially mounted on the housing end walls; a normally raisedinner segmentaldrum coaxially received in the outer drum and pivoted coaxially on said end wall; a yieldably pressed control member operatively connected to said drums for yieldably raising the drums and constraining the drums to move together; a normally horizontal platform hinged in the chute; and a link connecting said platform and outer drum and so connected that when the drums are raised the platform is also raised to horizontal position, when thedrums are 2. A receiver for receiving cigar and ing and turned back at the upper edge of the opening to form a downwardly. and backwardly cigarette ashes, butts and like material, said receiver comof the automobile to the exterior of the automobile and having is upper end receiving and Secured to said lower lips. n

3. A receiver comprising a housing havin front andlower openings and end walls; an upright chute extending downwardly from, and joining, said lower opening; a closure means a distance below the'lower opening and completely closing the chute; a normally yieldably raised segmental closure drum having a curved wall normally closing'said front opening and provided with an upper manipulating lip and end walls approximately centrally pivotally mounted on the end walls of the housing; spring means operatively connected to said housing and drum for yieldably raising the drum wall and closing said front opening; the lowerpart of said drum wall leaving the lower opening openwhen the front opening is closed by the drum wall; an additional normally open door adapted to close said lower opening; and an operative connection between the door and drumsuch that when the drum wall is lowered said lower opening is closed and when the drum wall is raised the lower opening is 1 HAROLD D. PENNEY. CHARLES E. WHITEMAN.

turned upper lip, and at the ends of the opening 

